Articles - 2016

• Breakfast at Smiths of Smithfield  11 December 2016

  The last ‘unofficial’ C&F meeting of the year.

• Remembrance Ride 2016  13 November 2016

  It’s a mantra that they are ‘not forgotten’.

• Essex ENSA  16 October 2016

  My first recce for this ride was way back in August, the sun was shining and all was good in the world...

• Given the Boot  11 September 2016

  Nick & Jane Deal, Jonathan Gooch and myself set off on a cold, rainy Sunday morning...

• Champers 2016  1-4 September 2016

  There is not much that will make me get up at 04:30 in the morning. However, meeting a man in a car park in West Wickham at 05:15...

• Last of the Summer Wine  14 August 2016

  While imbibing some fine English wine a few months ago it occurred to me that there must be a fair selection of vineyards and wineries in our fair country.

• Motorsport Saturday  6 August 2016

  The first Saturday in August saw C&F try something a little bit different, a ride out on a Saturday to a Motorsport event at Silverstone.

• Lock Stock  17 July 2016

  Mid July is holiday season isn’t it? Well, not for C&F as eighty-one members signed in for the ride in very warm and muggy weather.

• Staycation³  19 June 2016

  As ever, we benighted few trapped within the curtilage of this sceptred isle were forced to compensate for not being able to attend the Chapter’s Premier overseas event of the year...

• Artois 2016  28-30 May 2016

  I was a later addition to the Artois tour this year, my own fault of course as it’s best to get your name down promptly for these tours.

• The Black Rabbit Ride  13 March 2016

  A day of firsts for Chelsea and Fulham

• London New Year’s Day Parade  1 January 2016

  Oscar Wilde apparently said that one’s life should be spent in the search for new experiences